CLOZE［15 MIN.］
Decide which of the choices given below would correctly complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the correct choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
What is apartheid? It is the policy of keeping Africans ___26___, and separate from Europeans.They are to be kept separate by not being ___27___ to live as citizens with rights in European towns. They ___28___ go to European towns to work, but they may not have their families ___29___; they must live in `Bantustans’, the native areas. They are not to ___30___ with Europeans by sitting in the same cafes, waiting rooms, compartments of trains, seats in parks, etc.Twelve percent of the ___31___ is left for the Africans to live and ___32___ on, and this is mostly dry, poor, mountainous land. ___33___ the Africans are three-quarters of the people. They are forced to go and work for the Europeans, not only because their lands do not grow enough food to ___34___ them, but also because they must earn money to pay their taxes. Each adult African man has to pay 1 pound a year poll tax, and ten shillings a year tax ___35___ his hut. When they go into European areas to work, they are not allowed to do ___36___work; they are hewers of wood and drawers of water, and their wage is about one-seventh of ___37___ a European would earn for the same kind of work.___38___a European employs an African to do skilled work of the kind ___39___ for Europeans, such as carpentry, both the European and his African employee may be fined 100 pounds. ___40___ African who takes part in a strike may be fined 500 pounds, and/or sent to prison for three years.
26. A. superior B. inferior C. equal D. ordinary
27. A. obliged B. encouraged C. allowed D. forced
28. A. cannot B. should C. must D. may
29. A. working B. there C. at home D. together
30. A. play B. talk C. mix D. live
31. A. country B. land C. field D. area
32. A. stand B. play C. farm D. inhabit
33. A. Yet B. When C. While D. However
34. A. give B. feed C. raise D. keep
35. A. to B. for C. with D. in
36. A. skilled B. skillful C. technological D. techniq
ue37. A. which B. that C. what D. how
38. A. Whether B. When C. Where D. If
39. A. conserved B. preserved C. reserved D. deserved
40. A. Some B. The C. An D. Any
PART Ⅴ GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY［15 MIN.］
There are twenty-five sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that correctly completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
41. The reporters exposed the corruption of several senior officers in the government; consequently, these officers____to resign from office.
A. have asked
B. were asked
C. had asked
D. had been asked
42. The train____ at the present speed until it reaches the next city at about seven o’clock this evening.
A. will be going
B. went
C. would go
D. went
43. Such____the case, there are no grounds to justify your complaints.
A. was
B. is
C. is being
D. being
44. I beg____ your nephew’s wedding.
A. to be excused
B. to be excused from
C. to excuse from
D. to be excused to
45. The only candidate____ can hope to defeat him is quit now.
A. who
B. which
C. that
D. when
46. Humble____ it may be, there’s no place like home, ____he may go.
A. like, when
B. as, wherever
C. although, where
D. which, wherever
47. He ought to attend the meeting,____?
A. should he
B. ought he
C. shouldn’t he
D. oughtn’t he
48. Mary is 18 years old this year； she ____19 next year.
A. will be
B. is to be
C. is going to be
D. should be
49.Though it was late in the night,____ he continued to workvigorously.
A. but
B. yet
C. and
D. that
50. The doctor advised him to stay in bed, saying he was much____.
A. ill enough
B. too ill
C. so ill
D. very ill
51. I was ____ study French yesterday, but I changed my mind.
A. to be starting
B. to start
C. to have started
D. to have been starting
52. You’d rather go to theater with him this evening, ____?
A. are you
B. hadn’t you
C. isn’t it
D. wouldn’t you
53. ____that the formation of the sun, the planets, and other stars began with the condensation of an interstellar gas cloud.
A. It is believed
B. Believing
C. Being believed
D. To believe
54. One of the most spectacular qualities of man is notably his____to any kind of natural environment.
A. tendency
B. adoptability
C. adaptability
D. availability
55. I’m in no____now to go to concert with you.
A. mood
B. intention
C. emotion
D. sense
56. The judger doesn’t know whether the witness is telling the truth, but he will ____it.
A. identify
B. enforce
C. distinguish
D. verify
57. Before the plane ____, the pilot bailed out.
A. clashed
B. crashed
C. smashed
D. struck
58. Doctors often make higher ____ for their works than they should.
A. charges
B. bills
C. costs
D. payments
59. Most of the earliest____into America came from Europe.
A. migrants
B. emigrants
C. immigrants
D. inhabitants
60. His name was on the____of my tongue, but I just couldn’t remember.
A. edge
B. rim
C. border
D. tip
61. I caught a____ of the name of the book before she put it into the drawer.
A. glimpse
B. glance
C. sight
D. stare
62. Once you become a soldier, you will be given a monthly____by the army.
A. income
B. allowance
C. wage
D. salary
63. I called at his house but was refused____.
A. admission
B. access
C. reception
D. admittance
64. All too____it was time to go back to school after the Spring Festival.
A. quick
B. soon
C. fast
D. speedy
65. He handled the company in____with his brother.
A. combination
B. mixture
C. collaboration
D. association
